STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Events encourage active student participation and recognize the accomplishments of youth. The belief that everyone can be successful is the foundation of these events. Cooperation and competition are stressed in positive, constructive ways. Respect and interaction between youth and adults are fostered by establishing teams of adult and youth evaluators and event managers.
Michigan FCCLA offers six Michigan Only Events in addition to the seventeen offered by National FCCLA. Students participating in National STAR Events have the opportunity to qualify at the State Leadership Meeting to represent Michigan in their respecitve event at the National Leadership Meeting in July.
STAR Event Descriptions
Michigan Only STAR Events
Community Service Challenge
Community Service Challenge, a team event, recognizes participants who develop a project in response to a case study related to an FCCLA-appropriate community service situation provided to them at the State Leadership Meeting.
Creative Teaching
Creative Teaching, an individual or team event, recognizes participants who plan, prepare and present a complete lesson appropriate in a preschool or elementary education setting.
FCCLA Scrapbook
FCCLA Scrapbook evaluates the chapter’s or region’s program of work and how the chapter or region documents these activities. There can be one entry per school or region.
Healthy Lifestyle Challenge
Healthy Lifestyle Challenge, a team event, recognizes participants who develop a project in response to a case study situation related to healthy lifestyles provided to them at the State Leadership Meeting.
Project Exhibit
Project Exhibit, an individual or team event, recognizes participants who develop a project related to the family and consumer sciences, early childhood, teacher preparation or related curriculum. Participants must prepare a display and an oral presentation.
Public Speaking
Public Speaking, an individual event, recognizes participants enrolled in a family and consumer science, early childhood education, teacher preparation or related course who demonstrate the ability to research, prepare and present a five-minute persuasive speech about an issue relevant to their coursework.
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Applied Technology
Applied Technology recognizes participants who develop a project using technology that addresses a concern related to family and consumer sciences and/or related occupations. The project integrates and applies content from academic subjects. Participants must prepare a portfolio showing evidence of the project activities and skills and an oral presentation describing the project and the use of technology.
Career Investigation
Career Investigation recognizes participants who perform self-assessments, research and explore a career, set career goals, create a plan for achieving goals and describe the relationship of family and consumer sciences coursework to the selected career. Participants must prepare a portfolio on all event guidelines showing evidence of research and planning and an oral presentation describing project efforts.
Chapter Service Project
Chapter Service Project recognizes chapters that develop and implement an in-depth service project that makes a worthwhile contribution to families, schools, and communities. Students must use family and consumer science content and skills to address and take action on a community need. Participants must prepare either a display or manual showing evidence of project activities and an oral presentation that describes the in depth service project in detail.
Chapter Showcase
Chapter Showcase recognizes chapters that develop and implement a well-balanced program of work and promote FCCLA and family and consumer sciences and or related occupations to the community. Participants must prepare either a display or manual showing evidence of program of work and an oral presentation that describes activities in detail.
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts, an individual and team event, recognizes participants enrolled in occupational food service training programs, for their ability to work individually and as members of a team to produce a quality meal using industrial culinary arts techniques and equipment. Teams of participants must develop a plan for the time allotted, prepare menu items given to them at the time of the event and present their prepared items to evaluators. They also will fill out a team evaluation sheet.
Early Childhood
Early Childhood recognizes participants who demonstrate their ability to use knowledge and skills gained from their enrollment in an occupational early childhood program. Participants must prepare a portfolio and a resource container related to early childhood. On-site, participants must plan and present an activity to evaluators in response to a case study provided during the event.
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship recognizes participants who develop a plan for a small business using family and consumer sciences and sound business practices. The business must relate to an area of family and consumer sciences or related occupations. Participants must prepare a portfolio containing a written business plan, which they are not required to have implemented and an oral presentation describing the business and plan for implementing it.
Fashion Design
Fashion Design is an individual event that recognizes participants who apply fashion design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to create a display using samples of their skills.
Financial Planning
Financial Planning is an individual event that recognizes participants who apply skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to manage the costs of an event.
Focus on Children
Focus on Children recognizes participants who use family and consumer sciences skills to plan and conduct a child development project that has a positive impact on children and the community. Participants must prepare a display showing evidence of project activities and an oral presentation introducing the display and summarizing the project.
Illustrated Talk
Illustrated Talk recognizes participants who make an oral presentation about issues concerning family and consumer sciences and/or related occupations. Participants must prepare a file folder containing an outline of the speech, planning process and other evidence, an oral presentation emphasizing content and delivery and visuals used to illustrate the presentation.
Interior Design
Interior Design is an individual or team event that recognizes participants who apply interior design skills learned in Family and Consumer Sciences courses to design interiors that meet the living space needs of clients.
Interpersonal Communications
Interpersonal Communications recognizes participants who use family and consumer sciences skills and apply communication techniques to develop a project designed to strengthen communication in a chosen category: community, employment, relationships, family, peer groups or school groups. Participants must prepare a file folder containing summary documents, an oral presentation describing the project in detail and a response to a related case study provided after the presentation.
Job Interview
Job Interview recognizes participants who use family and consumer sciences and/or related occupational skills to develop a portfolio, participate in an interview, and communicate a personal understanding of job requirements. Participants must prepare a portfolio containing job information and examples and be prepared to fill out a job application and express their communication skills and job knowledge through an interview.
National Programs in Action
National Programs in Action recognizes participants who explain how the planning process was used to implement a national program project. Participants must prepare a file folder containing specified summary documents and an oral presentation describing the use of the planning process.
Parliamentary Procedure
Parliamentary Procedure recognizes chapters that develop a working knowledge of parliamentary law and the ability to conduct an FCCLA business meeting. Participants must present a demonstration meeting using provided planning materials and prepare minutes of the meeting.
Recycle and Redesign
Recycle & Redesign is an individual event, recognizes participants who select a used fashion or home apparel item to recycle into a new product.